Personal Trainer Business and Fitness Marketing Strategies.

03/09/2010

Harness These Tips to Manage Your Busy Schedule

It's no secret that successful business owners know how to effectively manage their busy schedules.

We've all tossed around the phrase "Time is money", and since time is a precious resource, you want to be able to manage it well in order to rake in the cash and help your clients to success.

As an element of my personal development training, I'm providing you with 3 top ways to target maximum results without a stressed out schedule.

Perhaps the most important tool for effective time management is knowing how to prioritize! This will save you from a lot of overwhelming stress, as many personal trainers spend the majority of their day on tasks that produce little results for their fitness business.

As an example, do you spend a major piece of time cleaning your equipment, or sorting out paperwork? If that's the case, you're tossing a whole lot of time out of the window! Consider this: do top executives polish their own chairs or vacuum the halls? Of course not. As a business owner, you need to focus on tasks that will maximize profits and clientele loyalty, like endorsing health products or overseeing your killer website. If someone else can do your task, outsource it.

Once you've got your priorities straight, you'll likely be looking at a few projects that are overwhelming in what they entail. The key here is to break down large projects into smaller, more manageable goals. Trying to chip away at an enormous task can make procrastination pretty inviting, and that is not going to help your business succeed. By breaking a project down into smaller bits, you’ll complete your overall task in no time.

A good way to keep track of all your activities is to keep a log of your work. Just like when you ask your clients to keep track of their diet by writing down their food, or their workout by writing down reps, you can get a handle on your business by tracking your own work. If you stick to it, you’ll be surprised how effective – and simple – keeping an activity log can be.